No Sound When Ideapad Y530 Laptop Connected to TV via HDMI Fix

No sound when laptop connected to TV via HDMI problems occurs for some people using IdeaPad Y530. Most people usually hear the sound only from built-in speaker. But when connecting to TV, no sound is heard. Read the fix below to get it working.

No Sound When Ideapad Y530 Laptop Connected to TV via HDMI Fix

Enabling HDMI Device

HDMI might not be enabled on your machine. This is a crucial step when you want to hear sound on TV. Just follow these steps below:

  1. Go to Control Panel
  2. Click Sound
  3. If HDMI device is not present, right click in the playback windows and click Show Disabled Devices
  4. You will be able to enable HDMI now
  5. Make it the default audio device to make it work

If your Y530 runs Vista, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Control Panel
  2. Open the Realtek HD audio manager
  3. Make a note the 3 big grey tabs across the top, Digital out, speakers, and microphone.
  4. Click the digital out
  5. Choose digital quality output format from the drop down
  6. Select set default device button and then press OK (this will make it the default audio device)

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